Feb 26 2021 - Daystar Gemini & Esprit 150

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Feb 26 2021 - Daystar Gemini & Esprit 150

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Seeing was pretty damn good to break out the Esprit 150 this morning. Looking forward to more activity in the near future.

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Very fine detail, lovely shots
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Beautiful work. Stunning!


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Gorgeous


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Nice closeups Simon!


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Re: Feb 26 2021 - Daystar Gemini & Esprit 150

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Heya,

Lovely captures!

Your seeing was somwhere around 1.2~1.4 arc-second to resolve this probably, so I'd say your seeing was quite good for day time!

Interesting processing; do you have anything not inverted?
Would like to know more about your processing.

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Lovely captures Simon, thanks for sharing.


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Outstanding images.


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Re: Feb 26 2021 - Daystar Gemini & Esprit 150

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justapictureposter wrote: Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:35 pm You have a very noteworthy etalon, and the telescope you are using with it is probably the best money can buy.

Your processing skill is also up to par with the standard , so I think you are ready to make some time-lapse animations with the Ferrari you have invested in ;)

you have mastered the still frame.
I already do timelapse animations. You can find them on my Instagram.

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Here's one so you dont have to hunt for one:

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Re: Feb 26 2021 - Daystar Gemini & Esprit 150

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MalVeauX wrote: Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:35 pm Heya,

Lovely captures!

Your seeing was somwhere around 1.2~1.4 arc-second to resolve this probably, so I'd say your seeing was quite good for day time!

Interesting processing; do you have anything not inverted?
Would like to know more about your processing.

Very best,
Generally, i prefer to invert the images but keep the background black. It makes for a better image in terms of what the surface looks like. I know it's not true to what we see, but it doesnt have the same impact. Everyone is different.


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